Does Scotland really want independence?

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‘Allowing only a yes-or-no vote is likely to be counterproductive if the intention is to keep the UK united’

Sir, Much is being said about Scotland and the UK Government’s call for a
straight “yes or no to independence” vote to settle the issue with no other
options on the ballot paper.

This misses a key point. Here in Scotland we do not see that this is ever
going to be a “once and for all” issue. Consider the split in UK
Conservatives’ views on whether the UK should stay in the EU or not.

Allowing only a yes-or-no vote is likely to be counterproductive if the
intention is to keep the UK united. From a Scottish perspective this